Week of Events
Reflections: Selfhood/Motherhood
The Umbrella Arts Center invites the public to an opening reception for the new visual arts exhibition, "Reflections: Selfhood/Motherhood," featuring work by 2023/2024 Umbrella Artists-in-Residence, Jasmine Chen and Catherine LeComte Lecce, in the Allie Kussin Main Gallery. Also on view is "random assembly" in the Main Hall Display, with artwork by Umbrella Ceramic Studio Artist-in-Residence...
Concord Show of Locally-Inspired Landscapes by Linda Puiatti
Just in time for the 150-day countdown to Concord250, NOA Gallery presents the first-ever solo show of New York artist Linda Puiatti, Atmospheric, at Newbury Court in Concord. Puiatti's paintings are sought out by art lovers around the world, and many are inspired by the years that she lived in New England. This show, with...
What Makes History? New Stories from the Collection
Open until August 18 The things we keep matter for the stories we tell. What objects do we choose to preserve, and who is able to collect them? Why were they once valued, and how can we continue to see them in new ways? This special exhibition explores what it means to make history through...
What Makes History? New Stories from the Collection
Open until August 18 The things we keep matter for the stories we tell. What objects do we choose to preserve, and who is able to collect them? Why were they once valued, and how can we continue to see them in new ways? This special exhibition explores what it means to make history through...
What Makes History? New Stories from the Collection
Open until August 18 The things we keep matter for the stories we tell. What objects do we choose to preserve, and who is able to collect them? Why were they once valued, and how can we continue to see them in new ways? This special exhibition explores what it means to make history through...
Monday, August 12, 2024
No events on this day.
Tuesday, August 13, 2024
No events on this day.
Wednesday, August 14, 2024
No events on this day.
Thursday, August 15, 2024
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August 15, 2024 -Pollinator Party
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August 15, 2024 -We Were Friends Play – And Then: Late Night
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August 15, 2024 -Firelight Presents: We Were Friends; Episode: And Then: Late Night
Pollinator Party
Please join us with our friends from Fowler Library for light refreshments and a celebration of community, ecology and creativity. Enjoy the paintings of pollinators, made by ART for ALL artists, now gracing the fence of the library’s pollinator garden. Some Signs of Life as well!
We Were Friends Play – And Then: Late Night
Award-winning Firelight Theatre Workshop presents We Were Friends, a playful reimagining of Margaret Fuller and Ralph Waldo Emerson’s profound friendship set in today’s world. In this 12-part series (two of which are being shown at the Concord Museum this summer), Firelight explores the intimate and private moments of this deep, platonic friendship. The series moves...
Firelight Presents: We Were Friends; Episode: And Then: Late Night
Award-winning Firelight Theatre Workshop presents We Were Friends, a playful reimagining of Margaret Fuller and Ralph Waldo Emerson's profound friendship set in today’s world. In this 12-part series (two of which are being shown at the Concord Museum this summer), Firelight explores the intimate and private moments of this deep, platonic friendship. The series moves non-chronologically:...
Friday, August 16, 2024
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August 16, 2024 -Conservation in Action: Historic Clothing Collection
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August 16, 2024 -Summer Friday Nights Free at Discovery Museum!
Conservation in Action: Historic Clothing Collection
Drop in to the Lisa H. Foote History Learning Center during your visit to the Concord Museum to see conservators conducting a detailed survey of the Museum’s historic clothing collection. See the clothing collection in a unique setting and learn about the ongoing and important work of preserving the Museum’s collection. This program is ongoing...
Summer Friday Nights Free at Discovery Museum!
Join us with free admission and explore the Museum and Discovery Woods at night, every Friday night through Labor Day! We will gratefully accept non-perishable food donations for Open Table and the Acton Food Pantry. Reservations are recommended and can be made 10 days in advance; we cannot guarantee walk-in admission if at capacity.
Saturday, August 17, 2024
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August 17, 2024 -Art for All Concord Drawing Jam
Art for All Concord Drawing Jam
Recapture the enjoyment of drawing for fun! Drawing Jam is not a class, but Art for All's Artist in Residence, Mike Sprague, will be available for guidance and suggestions. Each session begins with a drawing game to loosen up and get in the mood, followed by a drawing session with items and images to draw...
Sunday, August 18, 2024
No events on this day.